A few easy ones:

What is the speaker size for the front dash?

Is this a standard 2 post radio or does it have some weird amp behind it? It's a Becker with no label. It has 2 AM buttons a SW button and 3 FM buttons.

Does anyone make a 2 post retro looking replacement? It doesn't have to be a Becker but something appropriate to the era would be nice.

The radio can be turned on even if the car is off. Is that typical or is this something the PO messed up?

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1982 300SD
1967 250S
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You can pull the radio and amp out and send them off to Becker of North America in NJ. For around $130.00 they will rebuild it, clean it, set it up & tune it and send it back.

If you pull the center kick panel off, you should see a small silver box mounted under the radio just above the floor. This is the amp. If you don't, you have the all in one radio.

Becker can also provide you with the missing name plate.

I did this on my 108 and was pleased with the result. Sounds great and pulls in a gizillion stations.

http://www.beckerautosound.com/

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1971 280SE W108

1967 250SE W111
Rhode Island
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Auf Wiedersehen
1972 280SE 4.5 (AKA Das Moneypitten)
1972 250C (Mit den zwei carburetors from hell)

"Time fly’s like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana" Groucho Marx

Thanks for the info. Would you happen to know the dash speaker size?

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1982 300SD
1967 250S
...what was I thinking......

Don't recall the size but it's a long, narrow speaker. Pretty specific to the car but they come up on eBay now and again. Junk yard might be worth while also. Under the decorative wood dash grill there would be another fabric or foam and mesh grill to keep debris off it.

Here's one in Germany...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-new-dash-speaker-Mercedes-Benz-w114-w115-w108-w109_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ10076QQihZ009QQitemZ190091754588

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Present
1971 280SE W108

1967 250SE W111
Rhode Island
_____________
Auf Wiedersehen
1972 280SE 4.5 (AKA Das Moneypitten)
1972 250C (Mit den zwei carburetors from hell)

"Time fly’s like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana" Groucho Marx

Anybody know the ohms rating/etc these radios like? How about the stereo versions?

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1967 230S automatic
Boston, MA

I got the answer from Becker, at least for the stereos they are the standard 4 ohms. I'm assuming the same for mono

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1967 230S automatic
Boston, MA